Deeply Quote by Jemima Khan Download Open image “Marriage Asian-style is practical, contractual and, to the western mind, deeply unromantic.” — Jemima Khan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Deeply Marriage Mind Practical Psychology Western
I think there is this cliche of Indian men who want a forward-thinking girlfriend but a traditional wife. I think that creates tension in… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Living in the West, you see how there's only two versions of how Asian men are supposed to be. Either they're very nice, yuppie… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
Each marriage bears the footprints of economic and cultural trends which originate far outside marriage. — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
Like so many other young South Asians in America, I am the product of two cultures whose conflicting values pull at me with equal… — Sabaa Tahir Copy Share Image
Any mature, spiritually sensitive view of marriage must be built on the foundation of mature love rather than romanticism. But this immediately casts us… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share Image
Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable. — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
MARRIAGE, In Japanese is called Judo -- the art of conquering by yielding. This is the western equivalent of Yes, dear; — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
You don't really see Asian men together very often. It's very rare in life. — John Cho Copy Share Image
Marriage isn't a contest to see who is most often right. Marriage requires being what the Japanese call 'the wise bamboo,' which means you… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
Culture is like the current of the ocean. Where has it taken your marriage? — Ted Lowe Copy Share Image
WikiLeaks exposed corruption, war crimes, torture and cover-ups. It showed that we were lied to about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; that the… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
Fame infantilises and grants relative impunity. Those that seek it, out of an exaggerated need for admiration or attention, are often the least well… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
The best justification governments can find to shut down information is that lives are at risk. In fact, lives have been at risk as… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
Military strikes on Afghanistan will not prevent something this terrible from happening again, for the simple reason that bombs will not deter people who… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
WikiLeaks exposed the most dangerous lies of all, which are those that are told to us by elected governments. — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
In my experience, being busy and working hard is the key to sanity/happiness. — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
I couldn't define my style; that's impossible. I like comfort and elegance with a bit of glamour thrown in. If I like something, I'll… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
There's a theory about fame: the moment it strikes, it arrests development. Michael Jackson remained suspended in childhood, enjoying sleepovers and funfairs; Winona Ryder,… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
Peter Mandelson is one of the most odious, self-satisfied, misogynistic men I have ever met. Compellingly, fascinatingly horrible. — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
Accountability and democratic choice, I deeply believe, are guaranteed by rigorous scrutiny only. — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
I think it's important not to grow up too fast. I'm 26 now, and I still can't wait for Christmas Day. The inner seven-year-old… — Laura Haddock Copy Share Image
Weirdly, there have been a lot of critics of conservatism, but very few critics of innovation. As a culture, we are deeply paranoid about… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
My mum is deeply, deeply a man's woman, a man's muse. Maybe because I'm a kid from the '80s, I'm a bit more dominant.… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
I'm of that generation of Jews still deeply influenced by the Holocaust. Certainly the notion that the state power to kill can be subject… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I am deeply honored that my team is being recognized by H.S.H. Prince Albert II and the Festival de Television de Monte-Carlo for Disney/ABC's… — Anne Sweeney Copy Share Image
When humans team up with computers to play chess, the humans who do best are not necessarily the strongest players. They're the ones who… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
People will always need love, romance, a tender touch, and really personal and deeply felt music. — Susannah McCorkle Copy Share Image
The truth is, for however much my stories come out of things that have happened to me, they're not darkly or as deeply personal… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
I went to Dartmouth College so simply by being an Indian-American woman, I was already so statistically interesting. And then the fact that I… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my books,… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image